A suspected stalker has been arrested for clicking a woman on his cellphone at the Netaji Bhawan Metro station, setting the stage for a test case dealing with privacy in public places in the age of ubiquitous digital gadgets. The accused, a 35-year-old mechanic living near Park Street, has been charged with “insulting the modesty…
Category: Non-U.S.
Pressure on Canada for full body scanners
Althia Raj reports: Canadian travellers may soon be asked bare all before boarding a flight. Full body image scanners are currently being used as secondary screening at major Canadian airports but a recent U.S. decision to phase out metal detectors and replace them with “naked” scanners is raising alarm passengers here will soon have to…
Spy camera to ensure lollipop lady gets no stick
Andrew Hough reports: Hidden cameras are being used by lollipop ladies and men under a scheme to expose bad drivers outside schools. The “lollicams” are being introduced around schools in Wales after successful trials of similar schemes in England and Scotland. While critics labelled the moves “sad and disappointing”, officials defended the scheme as a…
Italy’s privacy watchdog greenlights child abuse database
Italy’s privacy watchdog on Friday gave a cautious green light to a national database designed to tackle paedophilia and child pornography. Responding to proposals drawn up by the Equal Opportunities Ministry, Privacy Authority chief Mauro Paissan said they appeared to conform with data protection laws. But he stressed that any such bank should take every…